River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-06-23
LADIES CROCHET HOOD.

Make a foundation chain Of 1872
stitches, crochet Afghan or any pretty
crochet stitch, narrow every fourth
row. This is done by crocheting two
stitches together at the beginning of a
row and drawing the thread through two
stitches instead of one at the beginning
of return row. Narrow till you have
but five stitches on needle; draw thread
through these and fasten off.
Border-The border is made sepa-
rately and sewed to hood. Crochet a
foundation long enough to 90 all
round hood; make first, second and
third rows of double crochet Quitting
needle through both top stitches).
Fourth rOw-Seven double crochet
with white; now fasten on blue or
pink, and crochet seven picots; these
are composed of five chain, one single
crochet, the single to be put into the
first of chain; this will make line of
picots. On the edge of these picots.
crochet double all round; now joint
this line together, making round
rosette. Let the loop on needle drop,
insert the needle through on the under
side. Continue right on now with
double crochet for seven stitches, then
make another rosette, and so on the
whole length of border.
Fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth rows
Double crochet of the white
wool.
Mil, ,.o,,- Eoeta,, ~, ooloraJ apJ
crochet scallop of one double, two
treble, two double-treble, one double,
one single crochet. Sew to hood.
CHOICE OF GRASSES.
In the near future, if not to-day, the
question of grasses will be an impor-
tant one for Northwestern farmers. The
following said by the Country Gentle
man, in answer to the question,
"What are the best grass seeds to sow
for permanent meadow and pasture?'
is worth reading: Grasses admirably
adapted to some soils and situations
may be of little value in other cOndi-
tons. A dry, gravelly hillside would be
a very poor place on which to sow tim
othy, red-top and alsike. and yet that
same dry hillside. if reasonably fertil-
lied, would grow abundantly hard fes-
cue, sleeps fescue, crested dogstail,
kentucky blue and white clover. The
superficial terms, light soil, medium
light soil, moist peaty soil, gravelly
loan, sandy loan, dry hillside. s or
gravelly as the case may bet r
the most common designations, aud as
such, whether applied to arabic or to
grass lands, will do for the purpose of
stating what kinds or varieties of grasses
are best adapted to such soils and situa-
tons.
First, then, as to average light soils,
or sandy loan. on such, IL intended for
meadow, should be sOwn timothy,
meadow fescue. Italian rye grass, yell
low oat grass. and medium red-clover.
If intended for pasture, then the best
varieties would be Kentucky blue, Pa
cey's rye grass, orchard and meadow
Oat grass, rough stalk, and modicum
Of white clover; these would produce
early, medium ard late pasturage.
On medium light soils, if not peaty.
the grasses just named would do well
for meadow and for pasture. emitting
the red and substituting for it the
white elovers.
On heavy dry soils. for meadow, sow
timothy perennial rye grass. tail fescue,
and medium red clover; and for pas
ture substitute Kentucky blue and
orchard grass for the timothy, and
white for red clover.
On moist heavy soils. for meadow,
SOW timothy, red-top, and Italian rye